The survey found that more than 81% of smokers said smoke breaks were fair. Only about 25% of non-smokers agreed.

How severe of a work productivity issue is caused by smoking breaks?

The average smoker wastes around 6 days a year on work smoke breaks, according to Joe Mercurio, Halo’s project manager for the study.

One company giving extra vacation days a try is Japan's Piala. The marketing company in Tokyo recently added six extra vacation days for its non-smoking employees after a worker complained about smoking breaks hurting productivity.

Tobacco giant Philip Morris says it has a New Year resolution: to try to 'give up' cigarettes. Kate King asks whether its latest UK ad campaign is more than just a publicity stunt.
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